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Warp Speed (2011)

by Lisa Yee(Favorite Author)

3.9 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0545122767 (ISBN13: 9780545122764)

languge

English

genre

Humor

publisher

Arthur A. Levine Books

review 1: I had to skim to finish this, and honestly would have stopped after about 20 pages if I weren't reading it for class. Part of the problem is that a lot of this rang false to my experience of both middle and high school, but I know I was lucky to be somewhere that bullying wasn't terrible. But also, liking nerdy/geeky things does not make you this big a loser, especially in the wake of so many blockbuster films. Batman isn't on the fringe. Star Trek isn't as fringe as it used to be. I may not be 12, but when I was, liking fantasy stuff was pretty normal at my school. Everyone was into Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings, or at least everyone I ever talked to. So, because of that I always find books that rely too heavily on liking nerdy things as a means of othering and isola... moreting the main character unrealistic.I also found it very odd how much these 12-year-olds were interested in dating. I'm not saying it doesn't happen, it just seemed weird.Other issues:-Ms. McKenna was unbelievably clueless about what kids find cool, and she sounds pretty young. She would be perceptive enough to notice that her students weren't connecting with her "rapping" and stuff.-I'm really uncomfortable about Marley being forced/tricked to compete in the Turkey Trot. I get that some kids need to be pushed to try new things, but just because someone is good at something it doesn't mean they need to use it that skill competitively.-The two reasons for why Marley's bullies bullied him were cliche (I understand that cliches exist for a reason) and forced. I also have a very hard time reading abusive dialogue that has been sanitized for a juvenile audience. An abusive father would almost certainly use much stronger language, and while this is for children, I don't think they need to have words hidden from them when they are already dealing with such difficult issues.-Seriously, all of the Star Trek/Star Wars/Batman posturing/arguing was so annoying. Just no.tl;dr: not for me
review 2: I love this book and the characters in it and i was so excited when i found out there were books on the other characters at the Author's note section. (Warp Speed is my first Lisa Yee book) and i would definitely read the other books if i can get my hands on them. Also i wish there would be another book on Digger tho bcos i feel like it would be an interesting read to get to know the "villain" rather than just "underdog heroes" less

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